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SRI LANKA

(pronounced - sree-lahnk-ah | sri ˈlɑːŋkə)

OFFICIAL NAME: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

DEMONYMS: Sri Lankan, Asian

Sri Lanka is part of the South-central Asia region in the continent of Asia. The name Sri Lanka is believed to have derived from the Sanskrit term for Holy island and is also known as India's Teardrop. It is in the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, near the equator and is 65.6 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary languages spoken are Sinhalese, Tamil and English; the capital city is Colombo, and the main currency used is the Sri Lanka Rupee.

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AMBER

2023 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT

Medium-Low

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AMBER

2023 LGBTQIA+ SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT

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SIGNED GENEVA CONVENTION

No

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SIGNED GENEVA PROTOCOL

No

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SOVEREIGNTY

UN Member State

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ENVIRONMENT

Flawed Democracy

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ACCEPTED LGBTQIA*

Unlikely

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OUTSOURCES ASYLUM

No

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REFUGEES

ASYLUM

TOTAL DISPLACED

INTERNALLY DISPLACED

225

STATELESS

RANK

135

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USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)

CRIME

අපරාධය (sinhalese) | குற்றம் (tamil) | crime (english)

ABUSE

අපයෙදුම් (sinhalese) | தவறாக (tamil) | abuse (english)

AFRAID

බිය (sinhalese) | பயம் (tamil) | afraid (english)

ASSISTANCE

සහාය (sinhalese) | உதவி (tamil) | assistance (english)

ASYLUM

දේශපාලන රැකවරණ (sinhalese) | புகலிடம் (tamil) | asylum (english)

DEATH

මරණ (sinhalese) | மரணம் (tamil) | death (english)

DETENTION

රැඳවුම් (sinhalese) | காவல் (tamil) | detention (english)

DISPLACE

අතරමං (sinhalese) | இடமாற்றம் (tamil) | displace (english)

KIDNAPPING

පැහැරගෙන ගොස් (sinhalese) | கடத்தல் (tamil) | kidnapping (english)

PERSECUTION

පීඩා (sinhalese) | துன்புறுத்தல் (tamil) | persecution (english)

RAPE

ස්ත්රී දූෂණ (sinhalese) | கற்பழிப்பு (tamil) | rape (english)

SCARED

බය (sinhalese) | பயமாக (tamil) | scared (english)

WAR

යුද්ධය (sinhalese) | போர் (tamil) | war (english)

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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED: April 25, 2023

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× MEDIUM RISK | LGBTQIA+ discretion is advised. Though the country may have some progressive laws in place, overall, there might be issues for refugees and migrants from the community...read more

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LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores medium-high or medium-low within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means that the government and society are potentially transitioning regarding acceptance. Though the country may have some progressive laws in place in certain areas, they still need to make progress in the overall rights and protection for the wider local LGBTQIA+ community...more
CURRENT STATE | There are currently no known issues or armed conflicts taking place within this country
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GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country did not sign up to either the refugee convention or protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | Given this country's position on the LGBTQIA+ community, it is unlikely that they will accept asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity

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| INFORMATION

SRI LANKA

BORDER FORCE OR ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

ඉලෙක්ට්‍රොනික ගමන් අවසර පද්ධතිය | ශ්රී ලංකාව | மின்னணு பயண அங்கீகார அமைப்பு | இலங்கை

The border force, customs or entry services are typically linked to the police or interior ministries within a government. All services and functions are designed to control and manage a particular country’s border. The entry services are typically related to the issuing and management of visas. Some countries may require a permit to enter, leave, or stay for a specified time

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SRI LANKA

GOVERNMENT

ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව | இலங்கை பாராளுமன்றம்

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SRI LANKA

MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR

ආගමන හා විගමන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව | ශ්රී ලංකාව | குடிவரவு மற்றும் குடியகல்வு திணைக்களம் | இலங்கை

The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country

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Geography

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Physical Location

CAPITAL

Colombo

REGION

South-central Asia

CONTINENT

Asia

HEMISPHERE

Tropics

AREA

65610

(square kilometers)

SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Indian Ocean

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

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Emergency Services

Sinhalese | Tamil | English
Official Language(s) spoken in Sri Lanka

The emergency service numbers within Sri Lanka to call during an emergency

AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)

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AMBULANCE

ගිලන් රථය (sinhalese) | ஆம்புலன்ஸ் (tamil) | ambulance (english)

dial

110

POLICE

පොලිසිය (sinhalese) | காவல் (tamil) | police (english)

dial

119

FIRE

ගිනි (sinhalese) | தீ (tamil) | fire (english)

dial

110

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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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TOP FIVE COUNTRIES

1 | BHUTAN

Estimated distance: 2,521 kilometers (km) | 1,566 miles (mi)

2 | SEYCHELLES

Estimated distance: 3,000 kilometers (km) | 1,864 miles (mi)

3 | MAURITIUS

Estimated distance: 3,883 kilometers (km) | 2,413 miles (mi)

4 | REUNION

Estimated distance: 4,084 kilometers (km) | 2,538 miles (mi)

5 | MADAGASCAR

Estimated distance: 4,565 kilometers (km) | 2,837 miles (mi)

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USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)

PROCESSING

සැකසුම් (sinhalese) | செயலாக்க (tamil) | processing (english)

APPLICANT

ඉල්ලුම්කරු (sinhalese) | விண்ணப்பதாரர் (tamil) | applicant (english)

APPLICATION FORM

අයදුම්පත (sinhalese) | விண்ணப்ப படிவம் (tamil) | application form (english)

ASYLUM SEEKER

සරණාගතභාවය (sinhalese) | புகலிடம் கோருவோர் (tamil) | asylum seeker (english)

CITIZENSHIP

පුරවැසි (sinhalese) | குடியுரிமை (tamil) | citizenship (english)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

මුල් රට (sinhalese) | பிறந்த நாடு (tamil) | country of origin (english)

DATE OF BIRTH

උපන්දිනය (sinhalese) | பிறந்த தேதி (tamil) | date of birth (english)

DISPLACEMENT

අවතැන් (sinhalese) | இடப்பெயர்ச்சி (tamil) | displacement (english)

GENDER

ස්ත්රී පුරුෂ භාවය (sinhalese) | பாலினம் (tamil) | gender (english)

MIGRANT

සංක්රමණික (sinhalese) | புலம் பெயர்ந்த (tamil) | migrant (english)

NAME

නාමය (sinhalese) | பெயர் (tamil) | name (english)

NATIONALITY

ජාතිය (sinhalese) | தேசிய (tamil) | nationality (english)

PROOF

සාක්ෂි (sinhalese) | ஆதாரம் (tamil) | proof (english)

REFUGEE

සරණාගත (sinhalese) | அகதி (tamil) | refugee (english)

RELIGION

ආගම (sinhalese) | மதம் (tamil) | religion (english)

RETURN

ආපසු (sinhalese) | திரும்ப (tamil) | return (english)

SEXUALITY

ලිංගිකත්වය (sinhalese) | பாலியல் (tamil) | sexuality (english)

STATUS

තත්ත්වය (sinhalese) | நிலையை (tamil) | status (english)

TRANSIT

සංක්රාන්තිය (sinhalese) | போக்குவரத்து (tamil) | transit (english)

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LGBTQIA+ RELATED

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LGBTQIA+ Community

Medium-Low

LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

LGBTQIA+ POPULATION

c.577.8 thousand

LGBTQIA+ DOLLAR

c.2 billion

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LGBTQIA+ ILLEGAL

Yes

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS IN PLACE

No
(none in place)

LEGAL GENDER RECOGNITION

Yes

SAME-SEX UNIONS RECOGNISED

No

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RECOGNISED

No

GAY CONVERSION THERAPY BANNED

No

LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects

Lesbian

ලෙස්බියන් (sinhalese) | லெஸ்பியன் (tamil) | lesbian (english)

Gay

සමලිංගික (sinhalese) | கே (tamil) | gay (english)

Bisexual

ද්වීලිංගික (sinhalese) | இருபால் (tamil) | bisexual (english)

Transgender

සංක්‍රාන්ති ලිංගික (sinhalese) | திருநங்கைகள் (tamil) | transgender (english)

Intersex

අන්තර් ලිංගික (sinhalese) | இன்டர்செக்ஸ் (tamil) | intersex (english)

Asexual

අලිංගික (sinhalese) | கலவியிலாச் (tamil) | asexual (english)

Questioning

ප්‍රශ්න කිරීම (sinhalese) | கேள்வி (tamil) | questioning (english)

Community

ප්රජාව (sinhalese) | சமூகத்தில் (tamil) | community (english)

Gender

ස්ත්‍රී පුරුෂ භාවය සම්බන්ධ (sinhalese) | பாலினம் தொடர்பான (tamil) | gender related (english)

Sexuality

ලිංගිකත්වය සම්බන්ධ (sinhalese) | பாலியல் தொடர்பான (tamil) | sexuality related (english)

Non-Binary

ද්විමය නොවන (sinhalese) | பைனரி அல்லாத (tamil) | non-binary (english)

Queer

විකාර (sinhalese) | விசித்திரமான (tamil) | queer (english)

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QUICK LINKS | A | B | C | D E F | G | H I J | K L | M | N | O P Q | R S | T | U V W X Y Z

A ⇈

AFGHANISTAN |

- (dari) | سریلانکا (pashto)

ALBANIA |

sri lanka (albanian)

ALGERIA |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | sri lanka (french)

AMERICAN SAMOA |

sri lanka (samoan)

ANDORRA |

sri lanka (catalan)

ANGOLA |

sri lanka (portuguese)

ANGUILLA |

sri lanka (english)

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |

sri lanka (english)

ARGENTINA |

sri lanka (spanish)

ARMENIA |

շրի լանկա (armenian)

AUSTRALIA |

sri lanka (english)

AUSTRIA |

sri lanka (german)

AZERBAIJAN |

şri lanka (azerbaijani)

B ⇈

BAHAMAS, THE |

sri lanka (english)

BAHRAIN |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

BANGLADESH |

শ্রীলংকা (bengali)

BARBADOS |

sri lanka (english)

BELARUS |

шры ланка (belarusian) | шри-ланка [shri-lanka] (russian)

BELGIUM |

sri lanka (dutch) | sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (german)

BELIZE |

sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (spanish)

BENIN |

sri lanka (french)

BERMUDA |

sri lanka (english)

BHUTAN |

- (dzongkha)

BOLIVIA |

sri lanka (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |

šri lanka (bosnian) | šri lanka (croatian) | шри ланка [shri lanka] (serbian)

BOTSWANA |

sri lanka (english) | - (tswana)

BRAZIL |

sri lanka (portuguese)

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS |

sri lanka (english)

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |

sri lanka (malay) | sri lanka (english)

BULGARIA |

шри ланка (bulgarian)

BURKINA FASO |

sri lanka (french)

BURUNDI |

sri lanka (french) | - (kirundi)

C ⇈

CAMBODIA |

ស្រីលង្កា (khmer)

CAMEROON |

sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)

CANADA |

sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)

CAPE VERDE (CABO VERDE) |

sri lanka (portuguese)

CARIBBEAN NETHERLANDS |

sri lanka (dutch) | sri lanka (english) | - (papiamentu)

CAYMAN ISLANDS |

sri lanka (english)

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |

- (sango) | sri lanka (french)

CHAD |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | sri lanka (french)

CHANNEL ISLANDS |

sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)

CHILE |

sri lanka (spanish)

CHINA |

斯里兰卡 [sīlǐlánkǎ] (mandarin)

COLOMBIA |

sri lanka (spanish)

COMOROS |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | - (comorian) | sri lanka (french)

CONGO, D.REP |

sri lanka (french)

CONGO, REP |

sri lanka (french)

COOK ISLANDS |

sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (māori)

COSTA RICA |

sri lanka (spanish)

CROATIA |

šri lanka (croatian)

CUBA |

sri lanka (spanish)

CYPRUS |

σρι λάνκα [sri lán'ka] (greek) | sri lanka (turkish)

CZECH REPUBLIC (CZECHIA) |

srí lanka (czech)

D E F ⇈

DENMARK |

sri lanka (danish)

DJIBOUTI |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | sri lanka (french)

DOMINICA |

sri lanka (english)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |

sri lanka (spanish)

EAST TIMOR (TIMOR-LESTE) |

sri lanka (portuguese) | - (tetum)

ECUADOR |

sri lanka (spanish)

EGYPT |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

EL SALVADOR |

sri lanka (spanish)

EQUATORIAL GUINEA |

sri lanka (spanish) | sri lanka (french)

ERITREA |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | ስሪላንካ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | sri lanka (english)

ESTONIA |

sri lanka (estonian)

ETHIOPIA |

ስሪ ላንካ (amharic)

FALKLAND ISLANDS (LAS MALVINAS) |

sri lanka (english)

FIJI |

- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | sri lanka (english)

FINLAND |

sri lanka (finnish) | sri lanka (swedish)

FRANCE |

sri lanka (french)

FRENCH GUIANA |

sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (french guianese creole)

FRENCH POLYNESIA |

sri lanka (french)

G ⇈

GABON |

sri lanka (french)

GAMBIA, THE |

sri lanka (english)

GEORGIA |

- (abkhaz) | შრი ლანკა (georgian) | - (ossetic)

GERMANY |

sri lanka (german)

GHANA |

sri lanka (english)

GIBRALTAR |

sri lanka (english)

GREECE |

σρι λάνκα [sri lán'ka] (greek)

GREENLAND |

- (kalaallisut) | sri lanka (danish)

GRENADA |

sri lanka (english)

GUADELOUPE |

sri lanka (spanish)

GUAM |

sri lanka (english) | - (chamorro)

GUATEMALA |

sri lanka (spanish)

GUINEA |

sri lanka (french)

GUINEA-BISSAU |

sri lanka (portuguese)

GUYANA |

sri lanka (english)

H I J ⇈

HAITI |

sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (haitian creole)

HONDURAS |

sri lanka (spanish)

HONG KONG |

斯里蘭卡 [sīlǐlánkǎ] (cantonese) | sri lanka (english)

HUNGARY |

sri lanka (hungarian)

ICELAND |

sri lanka (icelandic)

INDIA |

श्री लंका (hindi) | sri lanka (english)

INDONESIA |

srilanka (indonesian)

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF |

سری لانکا (persian)

IRAQ |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

IRELAND |

srí lanca (irish (gaelic)) | sri lanka (english)

ISLE OF MAN |

sri lanka (english)

ISRAEL |

סרי לנקה (hebrew)

ITALY |

sri lanka (italian)

IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE) |

sri lanka (french)

JAMAICA |

sri lanka (english)

JAPAN |

スリランカ (japanese)

JORDAN |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

K L ⇈

KAZAKHSTAN |

шри-ланка (kazakh)

KENYA |

sri lanka (swahili) | sri lanka (english)

KIRIBATI |

- (gilbertese) | sri lanka (english)

KOREA, NORTH (D.REP) |

스리랑카 [seulilangka] (korean)

KOREA, SOUTH (REP) |

스리랑카 [seulilangka] (korean)

KOSOVO, REPUBLIC OF |

sri lanka (albanian) | шри ланка [shri lanka] (serbian)

KUWAIT |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

KYRGYZSTAN |

шри ланка (kirghiz)

LAOS |

ສີລັງກາ (lao)

LATVIA |

šrilanka (latvian)

LEBANON |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

LESOTHO |

sri lanka (sesotho) | sri lanka (english)

LIBERIA |

sri lanka (english)

LIBYA |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

LIECHTENSTEIN |

sri lanka (german)

LITHUANIA |

šri lanka (lithuanian)

LUXEMBOURG |

sri lanka (luxembourgish) | sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (german)

M ⇈

MACAU |

斯里蘭卡 [sīlǐlánkǎ] (cantonese) | sri lanka (portuguese)

MADAGASCAR |

sri lanka (malagasy) | sri lanka (french)

MALAWI |

sri lanka (chichewa) | sri lanka (english)

MALAYSIA |

sri lanka (malay)

MALDIVES |

- (dhivehi)

MALI |

sri lanka (french)

MALTA |

sri lanka (maltese) | sri lanka (english)

MARSHALL ISLANDS |

- (marshallese) | sri lanka (english)

MARTINIQUE |

sri lanka (french)

MAURITANIA |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

MAURITIUS |

sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (english)

MAYOTTE |

sri lanka (french)

MEXICO |

sri lanka (spanish)

MICRONESIA, F.S |

sri lanka (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)

MOLDOVA |

sri lanka (moldovan)

MONACO |

sri lanka (french)

MONGOLIA |

шри ланка (mongolian)

MONTENEGRO |

шри ланка [shri lanka] (montenegrin)

MOROCCO |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

MOZAMBIQUE |

sri lanka (portuguese)

MYANMAR |

သီရိလင်္ကာနိုင်ငံ (burmese)

N ⇈

NAMIBIA |

sri lanka (english)

NAURU |

- (nauruan) | sri lanka (english)

NEPAL |

श्रीलंका (nepali)

NETHERLANDS |

sri lanka (dutch)

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES |

sri lanka (english)

NEW CALEDONIA |

sri lanka (french)

NEW ZEALAND |

sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (māori)

NICARAGUA |

sri lanka (spanish)

NIGER |

sri lanka (french)

NIGERIA |

sri lanka (english)

NIUE |

- (niuean) | sri lanka (english)

NORTH MACEDONIA |

шри ланка (macedonian)

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS |

sri lanka (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)

NORWAY |

sri lanka (norwegian)

O P Q ⇈

OMAN |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

PAKISTAN |

سری لنکا (urdu)

PALAU |

- (palauan) | sri lanka (english)

PALESTINE, STATE OF |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

PANAMA |

sri lanka (spanish)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA |

sri lanka (english)

PARAGUAY |

sri lanka (spanish) | શ્રિલંકા (guaraní)

PERU |

sri lanka (spanish) | - (quechua)

PHILIPPINES |

sri lanka (filipino)

PITCAIRN ISLANDS |

- (pitkern) | sri lanka (english)

POLAND |

sri lanka (polish)

PORTUGAL |

sri lanka (portuguese)

PUERTO RICO |

sri lanka (spanish) | sri lanka (english)

QATAR |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

R S ⇈

REUNION |

sri lanka (french)

ROMANIA |

sri lanka (romanian)

RUSSIA |

шри-ланка [shri-lanka] (russian)

RWANDA |

sri lanka (kinyarwanda) | sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)

SAINT BARTHELEMY (BARTS) |

sri lanka (french)

SAINT HELENA |

sri lanka (english)

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |

sri lanka (english)

SAINT LUCIA |

sri lanka (english)

SAINT MARTIN (DUTCH) |

sri lanka (dutch) | sri lanka (english)

SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH) |

sri lanka (french)

SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON |

sri lanka (french)

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES |

sri lanka (english)

SAMOA |

sri lanka (samoan) | sri lanka (english)

SAN MARINO |

sri lanka (italian)

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |

sri lanka (portuguese)

SAUDI ARABIA |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

SENEGAL |

sri lanka (french)

SERBIA |

шри ланка [shri lanka] (serbian)

SEYCHELLES |

- (seychellois creole) | sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)

SIERRA LEONE |

sri lanka (english)

SINGAPORE |

斯里兰卡 [sīlǐlánkǎ] (mandarin) | sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (malay) | இலங்கை (tamil)

SLOVAKIA |

srí lanka (slovak)

SLOVENIA |

šrilanka (slovene)

SOLOMON ISLANDS |

sri lanka (english)

SOMALIA |

sri lanka (somali) | سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

SOUTH AFRICA |

SOUTH SUDAN |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

SPAIN |

sri lanka (spanish) | sri lanka (catalan) | sri lanka (galician)

SRI LANKA |

ශ්රී ලංකාව (sinhalese) | இலங்கை (tamil) | sri lanka (english)

SUDAN |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

SURINAME |

sri lanka (dutch)

SWAZILAND (ESWATINI) |

- (swazi) | sri lanka (english)

SWEDEN |

sri lanka (swedish)

SWITZERLAND |

sri lanka (german) | sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (italian) | sri lanka (romansh)

SYRIA |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | sri lanka (french) | sri lanka (english)

T ⇈

TAIWAN |

斯里兰卡 [sīlǐlánkǎ] (mandarin)

TAJIKISTAN |

шри-ланка (tajik)

TANZANIA |

sri lanka (swahili) | sri lanka (english)

THAILAND |

ศรีลังกา (thai)

TOGO |

sri lanka (french)

TOKELAU |

- (tokelauan)

TONGA |

- (tongan) | sri lanka (english)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |

sri lanka (english)

TUNISIA |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic) | sri lanka (french)

TURKEY (TURKIYE) |

sri lanka (turkish)

TURKMENISTAN |

şri-lanka (turkmen)

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS |

sri lanka (english)

TUVALU |

- (tuvaluan) | sri lanka (english)

U V W X Y Z ⇈

UGANDA |

sri lanka (english)

UKRAINE |

шрі ланка [shri lanka] (ukrainian)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

UNITED KINGDOM (UK) |

sri lanka (english)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) |

sri lanka (english)

URUGUAY |

sri lanka (spanish)

US VIRGIN ISLANDS |

sri lanka (english)

UZBEKISTAN |

shri lanka (uzbek)

VANUATU |

sri lanka (english) | sri lanka (french)

VATICAN CITY (HOLY SEE) |

sri lanka (latin) | sri lanka (italian)

VENEZUELA |

sri lanka (spanish)

VIETNAM |

sri lanka (vietnamese)

WALLIS AND FUTUNA |

sri lanka (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)

YEMEN |

سيريلانكا [sirilanika] (arabic)

ZAMBIA |

sri lanka (english)

ZIMBABWE |

sri lanka (english) | shiri ranga (shona) | - (northern ndebele)

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